James Ouma - Scriptwriter

by James Ouma
(Nairobi, Kenya)

Curriculum Vitae

James Ouma Odhiambo

Our Lady of the Visitation
P.O. Box 72661
Nairobi
Cell: +254 724 411 109
Email: life.song@yahoo.com


Career Objective: Use my passion, creativity and experience in writing to help others grow to their full potential in their chosen fields of career so they can achieve their dreams and goals in life.

Profile of Skills and Experience

? News collection, editing, interview and writing feature articles
? Writing a children?s column
? Writing scripts for movies and TV, songwriting, poems, essays, and children?s stories and generating new concepts for scripts, adverts and columns
? Designing and selling personalized greeting cards for valentine, Christmas and other special occasions
? Community mobilization, research, report writing, facilitation and advocacy on behaviour change, abstinence and other issues affecting the youth
? Providing comic relief and negotiations during strained situations and an ability to adapt to different working conditions
? Offering tuition to vulnerable school going children in creative and essay writing, poetry and literature
? Attending to different clients? needs by taking phone calls, collecting and delivering mails and general customer care and support

Professional Experience

July 2007 ? to date: Ciniplex Video Library
Running own personalized greeting cards design business


Nov 2003 ? to date: Creative writer and entrepreneur

May 2002 ? Aug 2002: Mombasa Tribune Newspapers

April 2001 ? Jan 2002: The Coast Consumer Guide

Jan 1999 ? June 2000: Running own photography business

Jan 1998 ? Oct 1998: Oula Photo Studios and Music Store

Volunteer Experience

Aug 2009 - Up to date: St Anne's Primary School

June 2004 ? April 2005: Kumekucha Self Help Group

Nov 2002 ? Jan 2003: Grandsons of Abraham Rescue Centre

Formal Education

April 2003 ? June 2003: Pivot Institute of Management Studies
Diploma in Community Development and Social Work

1993 ? 1996: Kambare High School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

1984 ? 1992: Korwenje Primary School
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)

Personal Achievements: ? Earning from my creative writing by composing poems, stories, plays, essays,
motivational speaking and designing personalized cards
? Having my stories published in the Sunday Nation and Sunday Times
? Starting and managing LaunchPad Services which handles personalized products and services.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, writing, singing, stand up comedy and working with vulnerable people, such as street children and orphans.

Computer Competency: Ms Word, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Publisher

Personal Details

Date of Birth: January 26, 1976

Nationality: Kenyan

Sex: Male

Languages: English, Kiswahili and Dholuo


References: Available Upon Request